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It might just be me, but I'd be nervous about the open holes too. Measure them and poke around online for matching plugs. These are common items in many vehicles from all the American car manufacturers, and I've found them at auto swap meets. Use a search engine with the term "automotive door plug", "panel plug", etc. They come in different sizes, inch and metric. Allegedly modern vehicles are rustproofed at the factory, but while the holes are open, you might want to consider getting the inside of those panels treated. When I was looking at old Rangers, I found that Ford merely painted the frame, and Rangers from up north would have serious frame rust from road salt. Certain years, especially 1998–2005, are notorious for frame failure from rust-through. Just because you have a new Ranger doesn't mean it might not be a problem one day. I still see surprisingly recent full-sized trucks with rusted-out rocker panels, including Fords. The 2011 Ranger I recently bought had been fully treated, including the bed sprayed with Line-X. It had also been a southeastern Virginia truck its whole life, which helped with lack of salt exposure. That was the deciding factor in my buying the truck. Hope this helps.

My hunch is that Tesla has peaked. Everyone is jumping on the EV bandwagon, including now in the BEV truck market, and Tesla is a day late and dollar short. Once other manufacturers have EVs in large numbers, mainly the fanboys will be the only ones buying Teslas, including the pickup. I don't see a bright future for that company. Once production gets underway, Ford will sell more electric F-150s in a month (or a week) than Tesla will sell CTs in a year.

Hello, everyone. I was a member around 2000 under a different user name (which was my real name). Yeah, I know, but I learned. Moved on, but now I'm back. Is forum content before 2006 available anywhere, say a different site? Just bought a 2011 Ranger XLT 4–door with the 4.0–liter V-6. Last year for the old Ranger, and I wanted one before the prices got too crazy. This one had been well maintained and had been undercoated and the bed sprayed by Line-X. It is in as good a shape as I was likely to find. I hope all is well with everyone.